How AI could hack democracy | Lawrence Lessig
TED Talks Daily2 Nov 2024

How AI could hack democracy | Lawrence Lessig

Does AI pose a threat to democracy? Law professor Lawrence Lessig dissects how this emerging technology could influence democratic institutions, warning that we’ve already passed a point (before superintelligence or AGI) that deserves a lot more attention.

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Conservation: a love story | Elsaphan Njora

Conservation: a love story | Elsaphan Njora

What if the key to saving nature isn't just about science or policy, but love? Love for the land, for the people who depend on it, for the world we leave behind. Artist Elsaphan Njora has journeyed ac...

6 Mar 10min

Fight for justice — even if you don't live to see it | Golriz Lucina (re-release)

Fight for justice — even if you don't live to see it | Golriz Lucina (re-release)

Storyteller Golriz Lucina recounts how the historic sacrifice of Iranian 19th-century poet and mystic Táhirih planted the seeds for the "Woman, Life, Freedom" protests today, offering an inspiring les...

5 Mar 11min

4 relationship traps that lead to burnout | Eric Quintane

4 relationship traps that lead to burnout | Eric Quintane

Are your workplace relationships quietly burning you out? Drawing on large-scale research across industries, organizational behavior researcher Eric Quintane reveals four hidden relational traps woven...

4 Mar 18min

My year living with a robot | Emily Kate Genatowski

My year living with a robot | Emily Kate Genatowski

Imagine a robot moving into your home. How would it change your daily life? Historian Emily Kate Genatowski shares five eye-opening lessons from a year living with her AI-powered robot roommate, from ...

3 Mar 15min

The attack on Iran — why now? | Ian Bremmer

The attack on Iran — why now? | Ian Bremmer

On the morning of February 28, 2026, the US and Israel bombed several parts of Iran, including the Tehran compound of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. Geopolitical expert and Eurasia Group founder Ian Bre...

2 Mar 46min

Sunday Pick: Matt Damon on solving one of the planet’s biggest problems, in partnership with Gary White | from ReThinking with Adam Grant

Sunday Pick: Matt Damon on solving one of the planet’s biggest problems, in partnership with Gary White | from ReThinking with Adam Grant

Matt Damon is best known as the Hollywood icon from movies like Good Will Hunting and The Martian, but he has another passion offscreen: ensuring access to clean, safe water around the world. When he ...

1 Mar 29min

What to do when you’re told there’s nothing left to try | David Fajgenbaum and Kiah Williams

What to do when you’re told there’s nothing left to try | David Fajgenbaum and Kiah Williams

What do you do when the world declares something impossible? When physician-scientist David Fajgenbaum was dying from a rare disease and social entrepreneur Kiah Williams was confronting the realities...

28 Feb 30min

The tiny organisms transforming farming | Karsten Temme

The tiny organisms transforming farming | Karsten Temme

What if the solution to feeding humanity has been hiding in the soil for millions of years? Bioengineer Karsten Temme discovered a remarkable answer to this question: for eons, crops relied on soil mi...

27 Feb 11min

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